10-13-2024, 02:40 AM
An existential threat that everyone should agree on:
Hawai‘i communities have long opposed collection of wild reef fish for the aquarium pet trade. Commercial collectors target juvenile indigenous and endemic fish species, including species that feed local communities, chasing schools and individuals into fine-meshed nets where they cannot escape. The fish are then bagged, shipped, and sold to pet stores around the world. Evidence suggests that most fish captured for home aquariums die within the first year of captivity. Left in the wild, these species would live much longer. In some cases, like the Yellow Tang, these species can live more than 40 years. (emphasis added) Due to its harmful effects on fish populations, reef ecosystems, and other community needs, Earthjustice has been representing community groups for over a decade to challenge the harmful practice of commercial aquarium collection in court.
https://earthjustice.org/experts/kylie-w...-in-hawaii
Hawai‘i communities have long opposed collection of wild reef fish for the aquarium pet trade. Commercial collectors target juvenile indigenous and endemic fish species, including species that feed local communities, chasing schools and individuals into fine-meshed nets where they cannot escape. The fish are then bagged, shipped, and sold to pet stores around the world. Evidence suggests that most fish captured for home aquariums die within the first year of captivity. Left in the wild, these species would live much longer. In some cases, like the Yellow Tang, these species can live more than 40 years. (emphasis added) Due to its harmful effects on fish populations, reef ecosystems, and other community needs, Earthjustice has been representing community groups for over a decade to challenge the harmful practice of commercial aquarium collection in court.
https://earthjustice.org/experts/kylie-w...-in-hawaii
I wish you all the best.